Carpet-cleaner.



A. STAT'HAKIS.

CARPET CLEANER, APPLICATION mm mm. 30. 19.14.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

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A. STATHA'KIS.

CARPET CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30. 1914.

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*CARPET-CIIEANER= Applicatidni filedMarch 30,1914. Serial No. 828,163. r I

T all whom it: may concern:

Be it known that I, ANGEL STATHAKIS,

a citizen of the United f States, an'd residing *at "Elizabeth, -inrtl1e county-of :Union and 5 'State'tof New dersey haveinventeid certain new 'and useful Improvements in :Carpet- Cleaners, of (which the following is-a speci- I fi'cation :such' as will'--enablewth-ose skilled in thefart' to which it appertains to Emake and 10 use the same. no Y This -invention relates to carpet cleaners, and the object thereof is to provide anzimproved sanitary .1 "device of this class which will not produce dustand. which-willwalso act as a germ-and insect-destroyer.

The invention :is -f-11llyodiscl-osed in the following specification, of-which the accom- 1. I

i panying drawings forfn apartyin which' th-e separate parts of any improvement are-des- =i'gnat'ed by -suitable reference characters in "each of the views,'a=nd in which; Y 1

"Figure l isa side'view ofnmy improved "carpet cleaner I 21a: plan view-with thecover at one 25' endrpo-rtionithereof,removed;; z :Fig. 3 atransversesectionon the line 3v3 'of"-Fig:2; r a Fig. 4 r a Y central longitudinal-section on "the line H101? Fig: 2;-

construction shown in Fig. elgfldetached, I and "ion an"-enlarged scale; i 1

Fig; 6 a; vie'w similar; tokEigi-e; e" SliQWm ing :only a "part of the construction and showing the same on ELIIjBDIQIgQdscale;;v

Fig. 7 a section on the line; 7?? of Fig. 4,t nd.; I V p I -="F:ig 8asecti0non the'line'88 offFig. 4. a In "H161 practice: ofc myt invention,--

40* vide an TObl0I1gf1 box-shaped body" ar in: fthe sides of which are pivoted 'in :the-usuahmanfiner; a yoke-shaped 'ha'ndle :,attaehmenta which extends rearwardlyc and-isjprovi'ded l fiwith ahandle a whereby 'the' carpet cleaner may be manipulated.

The front'end portion of the, body ais; dif videdwby'r a transverse; partition (1 into a front compartment 1 a land: a? rear oompart- "*mentia and'the rear-compartment a isof 1 about twicethe dimensionsof the ifiOIlbgGOHl fipartmentsr a in: the'yform #of: construction 'rishown;Iahde-said bodyyis providedwwith a i tra iisversez 'rro'nt; end wall a which: 'forms athes-iront hd WalL-of' the; compartment a",

Fig;- 51a sectional detail of a, part-oft the.

and which 'a is shown 'in etllitQSYQISB section in Fig. 7. o

:The bottom of the transverse u front end .wall a :is ypIQV-idfid wiflli .EdOW lWfiI JQX- tension wa in the bottom of which I is a vtri- (angular transverse chamber b the apex 101 which .is i provided -w-ith gifa, central bore or :7 passage l b ,.w-hieh extends; upwardly through =:said front end wall, :and the upper endporwtion of which iSf enlarged, as :sh0wn at b and the o-i ehamber 36019611 h wever-fil y :I through the downward;extension chef-said end wall and forms a transverse mouth or inlet havingfnon a :baqk lips' btand b V which bear." F011 fthe carpet (in the-. operation of themachinel v v p The transverse A partition wall a is 5 procvided with t .Q t l jb l 'l-Q gpa sag'e =1 clearly shown in 1 Figsqti gand Z3, and which eXtendS; downwardly q from .the, top {thereof toqaabouti the; middlei thereof where it communicates with a transverse chamber c kand the upperwend of, the-bore 017,;passage a} is enlarged, as shown at :02, and, Isaidkboreor o passage is also providedahove the o chamber 0 with 2a,,port .0 whieh opens rearwardly throughthe said transverse partition :wall I M and the tr'an-sverse-zchamber.c llis provided at its opposite ends-.withsimilan ports {0 which alsojopen-rearwardly throughsaid parti-tion wal-l. v

I a ,1 The port c? is provided w'ith aQ flexible jvalve d secured. below said. port; as fslhown u: atd in-F igs.}-4L; 1and 6,- andj the upper endiof said valve-is provided withf jfinespiral springs dfl which are secured to: the {parti- -tiona? and which normally-hold. the valve i f f The "valve d. is secured to the OfQthe partition a? and 9013:6118 into bellows ide vice 6Z having a 'rearfboard d T hinged'atithe I b ottom thereof,; as: shown at d,.. and. said board c l gofl the bellows.device,iJZ 'is;,-pro vided centrally withva portlfcllclosedjby a flexible valve (i secured. below said .pofrt, as shown at ,cZF, andthe top of which'is proadded with small fspiral' prings ri 7 which are secured to theiboard kl? "and which inormally hold 'the valve d 'iclo ed.

r s r. p ssag -s o. fa t e end f the transverse chamber c vinjthe j-par'tition also open 'rearwa'rdlv through .sztidjpar- .titien and into bellow's' devices fd fi acthe opposite sides of the bellows device titan digexactly similar in construction to said bellows device 6%, except that the position of the bellows devices (Z is the reverse of that of the bellows device 61*, as clearly shown. In order to economize space, transversely of the apparatus, and to make the bellows devices (Z and (Z of as great capacity as pos sible, said bellows devices are made wider at one end than the other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the wider end of the bellows device (Z4 is directed upwardly, while the wider ends of the bellows devices d are directed downwardly.

Mounted transversely in the bottom of the rear portion of the body a is a crank shaft or axle e, the ends of which extend through the sides of the body a and are pro vided with wheels 6 which are inclosed, or partially inclosed, in housings e in the opposite sides of said body portion, and the bottoms of the wheels e are substantially in the same horizontal plane as the bottom of the downward extension at of the front wall a of said body.

The crank shaft 0 is provided with a central crank e on the opposite sides of which are other cranks c and the cranks e are provided with connecting rods 6 which are connected with the bottoms of the rear boards of the bellows devices d.

' The crank e is provided with a connectnected to form a central downwardly di-' rected shank member 9 having two passage ways 9 and g which communicate respectively with the tubular side arms 9 and g and mounted on the shank g is a tapered veying device 9 is inserted into position for use, as shown in Fig. 4.

The passage way 9 which communicates with the arm 9 of the conveying device 7 sleeve or plug 9 adapted to enter and close the neck f of the receptacle f, when the conis extended downwardly below the passage 'w'ay gflas shown at 9 so that when said device is in position the passage way 9 will extend downwardly into the bottom portion of the receptacle f, while the passage way g terminates in the neck portion f of said receptacle, andthe tube having'the passage way is provided below the bottom of the passageway g witha radial bafiie g for preventing any dust or the like passing into the passage 9 7 In order that the conveying device 9 may be placed in proper position for use, by any one using the apparatus, and as shown in Fig. 3, the side arm g is made longer than the side arm 9 and any one using the apparatus will understand that the side arm 9 is the front arm of said conveying device, and the arm 9 the rear arm thereof, and this will enable the operator to place the device in proper position.

The body a is preferably provided around the sides and front end thereof with a fiexible buffer h, and the crank shaft or axle c is preferably inclosed by a housing .i of sheet metal or other suitable material secured to the bottom of said body, or forming a part thereof, or said housing may form the entire bottom of the chamber a if desired.

The chamber. a is also preferably provided with a cover j which may be secured in position in any desired manner, and both the cover j and housing 2' may be detachable.

In the use of this device or apparatus, the receptacle f is partially filled with water, as shown at 70, before it is placed in position,

after which the yoke-shaped conveying device g is inserted, as shown in Fig. 4, the part 9 extending downwardly through-the neck 7 of the receptacle 7 and into the bottom portion of said receptacle, while the front and back arms 9 and g of said conveying device are inserted into the enlarged upper ends of the passages 31 and c in the frontwall a and partition a as shown at m, WlllCll enlarged portions of said passages are packed, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, to make the same airtight, and whenthe partsare thus assembled, the device is moved around over the carpet to be cleaned either forwardly or backwardly, by means of the,

handle attachment a r In this operation, there is-a strong suction of air produced, up throughthe passage 72 and through the front arm 9 of the yokeshaped conveying device 9 and down through the tubular passage g into the bottom of the receptacle f, and this air, after passing through the water is drawn through the arm 9 of the conveying device 9 and through the bellows devicescl and 0P and. discharged in a purified condition into the compartment M, from which it may be dis charged through an aperture 0?. in the back wall of said compartment. In this operation, all dust, fine dirt, microbes, or small insects, that may be in the carpet are taken up and deposited in the water in the bottomof the receptacle f, and after the operation of cleaning the carpet has been completed,

the yoke-shaped conveying device g-is detached and the receptacle 7 taken out and cleaned, or the contents thereof discharged.

In the above described operation, the lip members 12 and b -bear on. the carpetanol loosen up the dust, dirt, and other substances therein so as to permit the same to be drawn up through the chamber 6 and passage way 6 The receptacle 7' is preferably made of transparent material, in order that the condition of the Water is in the operation of the cleaner may be seen, but said receptacle may be made of any preferred material, and changes in and modifications of the various elements of my improved carpet cleaning device, as herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Although I have described my invention as particularly designed for use in cleaning carpets, it will be understood that it is not limited to such use, and may be employed in cleaning bare floors, or floors provided with other coverings, and it may also be used in cleaning many other surfaces or articles.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a dust collector, a frame provided with an air inlet passage and an air outlet passage, a separating receptacle located'in said frame and adapted to contain a cleaning liquid,'an integral rigid conveying member provided with a freely removable closure for said receptacle and consisting of a long leg which extends into said receptacle to a point beneath the surface of the liquid and a short leg which extends into said receptacle to a point above said liquid, a curved tubular arm forming a continuation of said long leg and the free end of which rests in saidair inlet passage, another curved tubular arm forming a continuation of the short leg and having its free end resting in said air outlet passage and a suction device connected to the air outlet passage.

2. In a dust collector, a removable separating receptacle adapted to contain a cleaning liquid and provided with a neck, an integral removable conveying member consisting of two different length legs extending into said receptacle and provided with a freely removable closure for said neck, a baflie provided on the leg of greatest length below the lower end of the leg of least length for preventing dust or the like entering the leg of least length, a curved rigid inlet arm forming a continuation of said long leg through which dust laden air is adapted to be drawn, a curved rigid outlet arm forming a continuation of the short leg through which cleaned air is adapted to be drawn, and a suction device connected to the outlet arm.

as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 28th day of March 1914;.

ANGEL STATI-IAKIS.

Witnesses:

C. MULREANY, S. ANDREWS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. c

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 

